Carbon Finance World 2007
18 – 20 September 2007, The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Chicago
Carbon finance experts estimate that the global carbon market is now worth over $27 billion. Financial giants along with Fortune 500 companies, utility & energy companies, fund managers and regulatory bodies are cashing in on the lucrative concept of carbon finance. Carbon Finance World 2007 has been developed to examine the emerging opportunities in this new global market. This conference will provide attendees with countless business development and networking opportunities, real investment prospects and an action plan for profitable growth.
_Speakers_
- Imtiaz Ahmad, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
- Matthew Arnold, Co-Founder & Director, Sustainable Finance LTD
- Christopher Bell, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
- Alan Bernstein, CEO, Sustainable Forestry Management
- Eric Bettelheim, Executive Chairman & General Counsel, Sustainable Forestry Management
- Bruce Braine, VP, Strategic Policy Analysis, American Electric Power
- Claude Brown, Partner & Co-Chair Environment and Climatic Trading Group, Clifford Chance LLP
- Mike Burnett, Executive Director, The Climate Trust
- Christopher Carr, Counsel, Vinson & Elkins
- Joelle Chassard, Manager, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank
- John Curtis, US Practice Leader, Environmental Resource Management
- Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Robert de Boer, Director- Sales, Noble Carbon Credits
- Neal Dikeman, Partner, Jane Capital Partners
- Andrew Ertel, CEO, Evolution Markets
- Doug Esamann, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Duke Energy
- Mr. Peter Etienne, Senior Counsel, Baxter
- Kevin Ewing, Partner, Bracewell Giuliani LLP
- Allen Fiksdal, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Manager, State of Washington
- Richard French, Senior Manager, Assurance/Business Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Gary Guzy, Senior Vice President, Marsh USA Inc.
- Gary Hart, Consultant, ICAP Energy
- Dennis Hirsch, Counsel, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
- Sam Hitz, Vice President, Policy & Operations, California Climate Action Registry
- Glenn Hodes, Energy Economist, United Nations Environment Program
- Jason Scott Johnston, Professor and Director, Program on Law, the Environment and the Economy, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Vinod Kesava, Chief Operating Officer, Asia Carbon Group of Companies
- Matthew Kiernan, Chief Executive Officer, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
- Jennifer Layke, Deputy Director, Climate & Energy, World Resources Institute
- William Luraschi, President, AES Alternative Energy
- Christopher Mcdermott, Manager-Environmental Investments, Hartz Capital
- Ronald Meissen, Sr. Director Sustainability Corporate Environment, Health and Safety, Baxter Healthcare
- Ricardo Nogueira, Counsel/Investment Advisor to Trading Emissions PLC, EEA Fund Management Limited
- Andrew Orringer, Partner, Clifford Chance US
- Nicholas Parker, Chairman & Co-Founder, Cleantech Group, Canada
- Lindene Patton, Senior Vice President & Counsel, Zurich
- Mark Proegler, Director, Emission Markets Group, BP
- Louis Redshaw, Head of Environmental Markets, Barclay’s Capital
- Zoe Riddell, US Director, Carbon Disclosure Project
- Nancy Ryan, Energy Advisor, California Public Utilities Commission
- Armin Sandhoevel, Head Allianz Climate Core Group Head Carbon Risk/CoC Renewables RM Dresdner Bank Chairman UNEP FI Climate Change Group, Dresdner Bank
- Mike Scott, Principal, Carbon Ventures, ENVIRON
- John Scowcroft, Head, Environment & Sustainable Development, Eurelectric
- Truman Semans, Director for Markets and Business Strategy, Pew Center for Climate Change
- Michael Sheehan, Chief, Mobile Source Planning Section, Division of Air Resources, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Gray Taylor, Environment Practice Head, Bennett Jones LLP
- Bill Thomas, Counsel, Global Environment Group, Clifford Chance LLP
- Seb Walhain, Director, Environmental Markets, Fortis Bank
- Chris Walker, U.S. Director, The Climate Group
- Michael Walsh, Executive Vice President, Research, Chicago Climate Exchange
- David Webster, Founder, Clean Air Conservancy
- Martin Whittaker, Director, MissionPoint Capital
- Vikram Widge, First Vice President, KfW Carbon Fund, International Finance Corporation
- Cynthia Williams, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law
- Sergio Wolkovisky, Structured Products, ING Financial Markets LLC
- Bernhard Zander, First Vice President, KfW Carbon Fund, KfW Bankengruppe
Carbon Markets USA 1
San Francisco, 11-12 September 2007
As the GHG market transitions from voluntary trading to compliance with state (and surely soon federal) requirements, projections are that the annual global volumes of GHG credits will increase from $21.6m (2006) to reach $60 billion and may eventually top $1 trillion.
This unique meeting will bring together the leading US and International experts together for two days of intense, information rich presentations, debates and networking. Understand how one of the World’s largest future commodity markets will develop and impact upon your business.
Speakers- Commissioner Jeffrey Byron, California Energy Commission
- Terry Tamminen, Energy & Environmental Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger
- Allen Alley, Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor’s Office, State of Oregon
- Richard Saines, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, USA
- Veronique Bugnion, Managing Director, Point Carbon, USA
- David N. Reschke, Noble Carbon Credits, Canada
- Ian Carter, Policy Coordinator, North America, International Emissions Trading Association IETA, Canada
- Thomas D. Peterson, Executive Director, The Center for Climate Strategies, USA
- Angus Duncan, Oregon Carbon Allocation Task Force, USA
- Doug Scott, Chair, Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group, USA
- Josh Bushinsky, Western Policy Coordinator, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USA
- Gia Schneider, Vice President, Credit Suisse, USA
- Imtiaz Ahmad, VP, Morgan Stanley, UK
- Blake Schaefer, Director, Global Environmental Finance, Stark Investments
- Roger Williams, VP – Portfolio Development, Blue Source
- Marc Stuart, Co-founder, Director of New Business Development, EcoSecurities
- Barbara McKee, Director CSLF, Chair IEA Working Party on Fossil Fuels & Director of Clean Energy Collaboration, DOE, USA
- George Peridas, Science Fellow, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Arthur Lee, CSLF Stakeholder; Principal Advisor, Global Policy & Strategy, Chevron, U.S.A
- Len Eddy, Managing Director, Agcert International, Canada
- David B. Layzell, President and CEO, BIOCAP Canada Foundation, Canada
- Richard A. Birdsey, Program Manager, Global Change Research, USDA Forest Service
- Doug Wikizer, Chief Environmental Protection and Regulations, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, USA
- Lisa Jacobson, Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, USA
- Nathan Clark, Director, Offset Projects/Economist, Chicago Climate Exchange, USA
- Ricardo Bayon, Director, The Ecosystem Marketplace
- Cameron Brooks, VP – Resource Development, Renewable Choice Energy
- Mike Bess, General Manager North America, Europe and Africa, Camco International, UK
- Meg Gottstein, Administrative Law Judge, California Public Utilities Commission
- Ned Helme, President, CCAP, Center for Clean Air Policy, USA
- Frank T. Princiotta, Director of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA